Water Supply Well Constructor License Examination — Information & Free Practice
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Water Supply Well Constructor License Examination
- Provider
- Oregon Water Resources Department
- Format
- Written examination; rules and statutes provided; personal notes prohibited
- Time limit
- Four hours
- Passing score
- 70 or better
- Exam fee
- $25 examination fee under ORS 537.747(6)(a)
Examination outline
- Oregon Revised Statutes 537.505 through 537.795 and 537.992
- Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 690, Divisions 200 through 230
- Hydrogeology, the occurrence and movement of groundwater, and water supply well design, construction and development
- Types, uses and maintenance of drilling tools and equipment, drilling problems and corrective procedures, repair and sealing of water wells, and safety rules and practices
- Correctly completing the start card and well log
- Plotting the location of a well using township, range, section, and quarter-quarter
- Identification of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, and other materials such as sand and gravel
Examination sources
- Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 690 Division 205
690-205-0010(1)(a)-(c), complete examination-specific content boundary
- Water Supply & Monitoring Well Constructor Exam Study Packet
Study packet p.3, complete published knowledge list
- Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 537
ORS 537.750(1)(a)-(d), scope of written licensing examinations
- Water Supply Well Constructor Exam Study Packet
January 2019 water-supply-specific packet p.1, knowledge list
- Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 690 Division 205
690-205-0010(1)-(3), separate endorsement examination
- Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 537
ORS 537.750(2), scored written examination and retake
- Water Supply & Monitoring Well Constructor Exam Study Packet
Study packet p.3, eligibility for the water-supply or monitoring examination
- OWRD Licensing Exam Information
Licensing Exam Information, examination schedule and eligibility
- Water Supply & Monitoring Well Constructor Exam Study Packet
Study packet p.4, examination duration and provided references